Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory16.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '21 at 23:54
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 206
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 412
51% 391 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
HP(103C 8556) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 99.5
Parallax 91.7
82% 97.4 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 91.7
Splatting 77.2
72% 90.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD 240GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 84 112 102 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 135
Write 173
Mixed 153
SusWrite 99.7
32% 140 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 34.1
129% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 145
117% 165 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59%
Great: 64%
Seagate ST31000528ASQ 1TB
37GB free
Firmware: AP24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 80 77 82 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 28.7
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 77.7
49% 66.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 71%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
586GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 72 72 78 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 84.2
Write 83.1
Mixed 52.9
SusWrite 75.5
54% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 20GB
1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69.1% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 22.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 20.4
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,470 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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